Its alumni populate the higher echelons of the UK investment banking industry. They have run the Financial Services Authority, the Shareholder Executive and the Takeover Panel. One of them is about to start running the London Stock Exchange. Another is chief of staff to President Barack Obama. And another is a pizza entrepreneur who chairs Channel 4.

With the Kleinwort name set to fade away in investment banking after the acquisition of Dresdner Bank by Commerzbank, Financial News decided to celebrate Kleinwort's alumni's success. We have created a dream team reuniting figures as diverse as Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's fixer; Luke Johnson of PizzaExpress fame; and chefs Albert and Michel Roux.